i've always been interested in what gets classified as psychedelic. it can go from bubblegum shit like ohio express right up to the borders of metal and noise. anyone know a good book about this?

Yes, I remember when I started getting into weirder music and reading about bands like Love and Zombies etc. I bought these psychedelic masterpieces and always felt a bit underwhelmed as I expected something really really crazy. I grew to love those bands though.

As far as an overview of the history of psychedelia, it's just too big to cover well.there are lots of cool books on it, though.

Krautrocksampler that someone linked to earlier, Japrocksampler also by Julian Cope (the Head Heritage website he runs is a great resource as well), another good Krautrock book that came out recently was Krautrock:Cosmic Rock and Its Legacy. If you can find one and don't mind spending some bucks, Acid Archives is a great book. I'm really glad I spent the dough on it. It is geared more to record collectors, though.

Yeah I would have to say music being psychedelic is a state of mind/mood thing. Sometimes any song can dig at my soul if I'm in the right place or time or mindset. But I guess this thread is mostly for groovy spaced out jams and some progressive stuff.

As far as an overview of the history of psychedelia, it's just too big to cover well.there are lots of cool books on it, though.

Krautrocksampler that someone linked to earlier, Japrocksampler also by Julian Cope (the Head Heritage website he runs is a great resource as well), another good Krautrock book that came out recently was Krautrock:Cosmic Rock and Its Legacy. If you can find one and don't mind spending some bucks, Acid Archives is a great book. I'm really glad I spent the dough on it. It is geared more to record collectors, though.

I have Krautrock:Cosmic Rock and Its Legacy, really nice. But haven't got around to actually read it yet. Haven't read any of Julian Cope's books, wanna get both at some time.

just a little repeat, but if you dudes can get into fuzzy psych garage, check out the band new Indiana band Apache Dropout.Been listening to this shit on repeat the past few days. look up Apache Dropout - God Bless You and Apache Dropout Teenager on youtube. Great, great shit.

people can knock on the Dead all day long, but read some early Robert Hunter lyrics and it's an acid test.

"the eleven"

No more time to tell howThis is the season of whatNow is the time of returningWith our thought jewels polished and gleaming

Now is the time past believingThe child has relinquished the reignNow is the test of the boomerangTossed in the night of redeeming

Eight-sided whispering hallelujah hatrackSeven-faced marble eye transitory dream dollSix proud walkers on jingle-bell rainbowFive men writing in fingers of goldFour men tracking the great white sperm whaleThree girls wait in a foreign dominionRide in the whalebellyFade away in moonlightSink beneath the watersTo the coral sands belowNow is the time of returning

just a little repeat, but if you dudes can get into fuzzy psych garage, check out the band new Indiana band Apache Dropout.Been listening to this shit on repeat the past few days. look up Apache Dropout - God Bless You and Apache Dropout Teenager on youtube. Great, great shit.

Psychic Ills - Another Day Another Night (Embedding disabled, limit reached)I was stoked these guys were in the new color mag, but they kinda come off as kooks. Maybe a little more drone than psych but at least it's recent. This is my favourite track off their album dins, haven't heard their most recent.